Poor Elmo

Stop the presses. Katy Perry showed cleavage on Sesame Street.

Months ago, Katy Perry filmed a short with Elmo to her song “Hot and Cold.” She modified the lyrics to be kid-friendly. Parents freaked out at seeing the clip on YouTube, stating her dress was too low cut and breasts bounced too much.

Seriously?

The dress was not that low-cut. It looks like what you would see walking into a random store. In addition, what small child watches Sesame Street and looks at the guest’s chest? He is watching Elmo. Odd are that most children don’t even know who Katy Perry is.

In addition, why would anyone listen to people on YouTube? Hundreds of thousands of comments on YouTube are written specifically to bash. People find errors or something to be offended by in everything.

Let’s face it, if the makers of Sesame Street thought her dress was that bad, they could have given her something else to wear.

Another Weak Little Owl

"Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole," was released today. Like almost every children's movie, the hero is a young boy, Soren. His sidekick is a girl, Gylfie. She's a smaller owl who shows signs of weakness from the beginning. Soren protects Gylfie. She states she's a good navigator, but this isn't explored much. When they learn to fly, she's the one that has the most problems. She's the one who tires first. Her character is shown as weaker.

This strong male, weak female dynamic has been done in hundreds of films. It needs to stop being the predominant set-up. Mix it up.

For once, can we have a kids' movie with a strong female character? Even if the female is the sidekick, which is fine, can't she be strong and capable? By constantly showing children this type of dominant dynamic, we only further the gender gap.

As children, many of us looked up to particular characters. There are not nearly enough fictional female characters for girls to look up to. Growing up, I thought Princess Leia from "Star Wars" was the best. She took control of her rescue, never backed down and was just as, if not more capable, than the others. A more recent example is Hermione Granger of the Harry Potter franchise. Not only is she smart, but she is equal to Harry and Ron. These are the type of role models girls need.

We need more Princess Leias and Hermiones.

Plastic surgery and weddings?

E! has found yet another show to pollute our airwaves with: “Bridalplasty.”

Brides complete various tasks to win plastic surgery procedures. After she wins a task, she goes into surgery. Contestants are eliminated through the show by voting. The winner makes her appearance at her wedding with her brand new body, or the “perfect bride.”

According to E, “"Viewers will witness his emotional and possibly shocked reaction as they stand at the altar and he lifts her veil to see her for the first time following her extreme plastic surgery.”

This show is just disgusting. The wedding is just a show, not a ceremony to commemorate the love and commitment of two people. In addition, the entire “perfect bride” concept is harmful. It mocks the entire concept of loving someone for who they are.

Congratulations, E!, on making marriage a joke.